U23 League

Ibarsusi Stadium
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Liberto Merino made the kick off and thus started the match. The audience was convinced that Gav Smith's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sarracino Lastras was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Mikolaj Grunwalski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rey Northe, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Raymond Kalla kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 6th minute of the match Ildefonso Ucero sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mikolaj Grunwalski skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO booed when Spartak de Txurdi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Liberto Merino didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Ahmet Gökalp Taçkın hit a great ball. 18 minutes into the match, ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Greger Rosén sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mikolaj Grunwalski narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes into the game, Greger Rosén cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Mikolaj Grunwalski was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mikolaj Grunwalski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rey Northe in the 21st minute of the match. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Sarracino Lastras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute Baudilio Andres shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikolaj Grunwalski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's zone, Gav Smith stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sarracino Lastras came out of the goal and Gav Smith tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 28 minutes into the match, Ildefonso Ucero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikolaj Grunwalski. Spartak de Txurdi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ildefonso Ucero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 30th minute, Rey Northe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gav Smith took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sarracino Lastras. Sarracino Lastras dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Liberto Merino in the 36th minute of play forced ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goalkeeper Sarracino Lastras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarracino Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Horacio Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

A collision led to Spartak de Txurdi getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. César Coelho hit a great ball. Sarracino Lastras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Liberto Merino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute of the match Spartak de Txurdi got a corner. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gav Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith to fire away a dangerous shot which Sarracino Lastras despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's Sarracino Lastras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gav Smith in the 61st minute of play. Sarracino Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gav Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Mikolaj Grunwalski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Greger Rosén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sarracino Lastras narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Spartak de Txurdi were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gav Smith took the corner. The corner led Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith to fire away a dangerous shot which Sarracino Lastras despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Spartak de Txurdi's Gav Smith got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Gav Smith came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Spartak de Txurdi fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gav Smith couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Ildefonso Ucero managed to get in a good position for a shot. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO's supporters rose to their feet, but Ildefonso Ucero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mikolaj Grunwalski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gav Smith sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Cugat Marines took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mikolaj Grunwalski. Mikolaj Grunwalski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. ClUb DePoRtIvO LUGO played a much better game than Spartak de Txurdi and deserved their victory. The Spartak de Txurdi players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.